Gluten-Free Recipes: Burgers and Sandwiches

No need to settle for a PB&J or a takeout burger when you want a great gluten-free sandwich. With a few extra minutes and ingredients, you can make a restaurant-quality burger or sandwich in your apartment and if you’re in a dorm and have an electric grill or panini maker, you’re in business!

Mozzarella Burger

Prep time: 5 minutes

Cook time: Less than 15 minutes

Yield: 1 serving

3 ounces lean ground beef

1/8 teaspoon garlic salt

1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning

1-1/2 tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese

1 gluten-free hamburger bun

1 tablespoon tomato sauce

Add the ground beef, garlic salt, and Italian seasoning to a small bowl. Mix the meat and spices together with your hands. Form it into a patty about 1/2 inch thick and a little larger than your bun’s diameter.

Heat a small skillet over medium-high heat. Add the hamburger patty to the hot skillet.

Cook the patty 3 to 5 minutes, flip it over, and cook it an additional 3 to 4 minutes for a well-done burger. During the final minute or 2 of cooking, top the patty with cheese.

While the cheese is melting, heat your gluten-free bun in the microwave on high for about 20 seconds (if frozen) or 10 seconds (if thawed).

Place the burger on the bottom half of the bun and spread the tomato sauce on the top bun. Join the two halves and enjoy.

Spread butter on one side of each slice of bread. Heat a medium skillet over medium heat. Place one slice of bread butter-side down in the skillet.

Spread mustard and then cranberry sauce on the side of the bread that’s facing up in the skillet.

Layer one slice of cheese, all the turkey, all the spinach, and the second slice of cheese on the bread in the skillet.

Top with other bread slice, butter-side up.

Heat until the underside of the sandwich is toasted and the cheese begins to melt, about 3 minutes. Flip the sandwich over and repeat on the other side, pushing down with a spatula to flatten the sandwich.